Watts Township, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Watts Township,
Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Image Map1:Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Perry County.svg
Mapsize1:250px
Map Caption1:Map of Perry County, Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Perry
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1792
Established Title1:Incorporated
Established Date1:1849
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:31.53
Area Land Km2:30.76
Area Water Km2:0.77
Area Total Sq Mi:12.17
Area Land Sq Mi:11.88
Area Water Sq Mi:0.30
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1231
Population Density Km2:41.19
Population Density Sq Mi:106.68
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Area Code:717
Website:Watts Township Municipal Website
Pop Est As Of:2021
Population Est:1238
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-099-81640

Watts Township is a township in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,231 at the 2020 census.[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 12.0 square miles (31.0 km2), of which 11.7 square miles (30.2 km2) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.7 km2) (2.34%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 1,196 people, 447 households and 333 families residing in the township. The population density was 102.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 482 housing units at an average density of 41.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 99.25% White, 0.08% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.25% Asian, and 0.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.42% of the population.

There were 447 households, of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.9% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.3% were non-families. 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $44,583 and the median income for a family was $52,250. Males had a median income of $33,365 versus $26,500 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,981. About 3.9% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. Web site: 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. August 14, 2017.
  2. Web site: Bureau . US Census . City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021 . Census.gov . July 12, 2022.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.

External links

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